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Topic: Dutch

"There are a few apples in the basket."

Translation:In het mandje zitten een paar appels.

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3 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/SuyashPandey
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why is "Er zijn een paar appels in de mand." incorrect ?

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Reply•3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/WarmFoothills
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"Er zitten een paar..." would be more natural.

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Reply•3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/RichardWal211702
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so we can't call them appeltjes????

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Reply•3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/IgorHenriqueA
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Can you put the verb zitten in the end of the sentence?

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Reply•3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Toni970236
Toni970236
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This lesson is under "diminutive" and yet i used the word mandje instead of mand, it makes my sentence incorrect. Hmm.

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Reply•2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/El2theK
El2theK
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You probably used de instead of het, singular diminutives always use *het

  • De mand - Het mandje
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Reply•2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Zouhair891070
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"Een paar appels zitten in het mandje" was marked uncorrect. Can you please clarify the reason?

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Reply•4 months ago
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